Posts by Peter Dovak

Peter Dovak was a graphic design contributor for Greater Greater Washington and the creator of the site's "G" logo. A Kentucky native, he lived in Arlington from 2011 until his death in 2017 working as a project director for a company specializing in promoting high-speed rail and maglev projects.

Metro has unveiled proposed changes to the Metrobus network that include something long-awaited: a major restructuring to the 16 series bus lines on Columbia Pike that should simplify and improve bus service in the corridor. What do you think of the proposals? Make your voice heard before October 2! Keep reading…

The Purple Line finally starts construction today, but one question still lingers: when it opens, will it appear on the Metro map? This 2015 post from Peter Dovak looks at how that might work. Keep reading…

Of the pieces that make up the Washington region's extensive transit network, the region’s commuter bus networks might be the least known. Over fifty long-haul commuter bus routes spider out into the region, stretching as far as Purcellville and Woodbridge in Virginia, and Hagerstown and Kent Island in Maryland. Keep reading…

Baltimore will soon be the latest American city to overhaul its bus network in an attempt to jumpstart ridership. The plan, known as “BaltimoreLink," will go into effect on June 18. So far the best part is a really, really cool new map. Keep reading…

Along the Metro tracks just south of Pentagon station, there are two dead-end tunnels that branch off in the direction of Columbia Pike. They were built so Metro could expand westward in the future, so why has the line never received serious consideration?
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Want to know more about your daily bus ride? Have you ever noticed how many different Metrobus models there are out there, and need help distinguishing between buses that look quite similar? Become an expert at identifying Metrobus with this handy guide!
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Between rail, bus, and now the streetcar, there are quite a few ways to get around our region by transit. I made an illustration of the vehicles our extensive network uses. Can you identify all of them? The answers are after the jump!
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To close out 2015, we’re reposting some of the most popular and still-relevant articles from the year. This post originally ran on July 17. Enjoy and happy New Year! With the Purple Line’s future looking brighter, it is finally becoming easier to envision the embattled light rail line becoming a reality. But if the line does become a part of our region’s transit network, will it… Keep reading…

With the Purple Line’s future looking brighter, it is finally becoming easier to envision the embattled light rail line becoming a reality. But if the line does become a part of our region’s transit network, will it also be a part of the iconic Metro map? Keep reading…

The DC Streetcar’s H Street and Benning Road segment has been its most controversial. Here’s a look at how we arrived at today.
The H Street and Benning Road corridor has been part of proposals for a crosstown streetcar line from Georgetown since WMATA’s 2002 Transit Development Study. Some of the first proposals came from agencies that weren’t… Keep reading…

DC’s streetcar plans have evolved over 20 years, ebbing and flowing mayor-by-mayor. In advance of the H Street/Benning Road streetcar’s eventual opening, we take a look back at how we’ve arrived at where we are now.
DC Vision Plan1997
Transit Service Expansion Plan1999
DC Transit Development2002… Keep reading…

Last week, reddit user redfrobro spotted something unusual. Aboard an oversized flatbed truck sat one of the Metro’s distinctive brown-striped railcars, boarded up and without wheels. The truck was towing it down a wide avenue… in Lawrence, Kansas.
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